Metal shape.



T. V. BUGKWAL'l-SRr METAL SHAPE.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.9,1909.

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METAL SHAPE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7. i911.

Application med December e, 1909. serial No. 532,207.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, TRACY V. BUCKWAL- '1ERa citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Metal Shapes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is a metal shape designed primarily for supporting andprotecting the ends of platform boards, particularly the boards'of abaggage truck platform. Its specific purposes are to protect whileholding t-he ends of truck platform boards together in a plane, toprovide resistance to bending forces applied from various directions, toobtain the' necessary strength while securing room for wheel clearancema baggage truck, and to facilitate the loading and removal of baggagetherefrom.

The characteristic features of my improvements are disclosed in thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings in illustrationthereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of parts of a wheeland truck platform having my improved iron attached thereto; Fig. Qis astruction shown in Flg. l; and Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation ofthe construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2. y

The drawings represent parts of a trucks traction wheel l and platform 2resting on the beam 3 and having my improved shape or iron applied to aside thereof. The iron comprises the web member 4, the parallel webmember 4a connected therewith by the bent portion 4", the flange 4cextending at right angles from the web member 4a and the flange 4dextending atright angles from the web member 4. l The members 4 and 4cengage the lateral edge and bottom of the latform 2 comprising theboards 2", which have their ends secured to the iron in any suitablemanner, as by the bolts 5. The part 4", which connects the tops of theparts 4 and 4a, extends suiiiciently above the upper surface. of theplatform to act as a guard, for preventing articles from being shakentherefrom, while providing a desired rounded surface for facilitatingthe removal or loading of trunks and the like on the truck platform. Theparts 4 and 4 provide ample strength for resisting bendlan View of thecon-- ing due to weights bearing upon the iron directly or through. theplatform, and the parts 4 and 4d, with 4b, provide ample strength forresisting blows or bending forces appliedlaterally to the iron.

The beam thus formed, being applied to and extending above the ends ofthe boards, gives greater clearance for t-he wheels because it has thenecessary depth for providving the desired bending resistance withoutusing the space required by the usual channels and angles placed beneathplatforms,

which interfere with the use of wheels of a height desirable for suchuses.

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. The combination, wit-h aIplatform, of an iron having a substantially vertical part engaging theedge of Said platform, a substantially horizontal part connected withthe bottom of said vertical part and engaging the bottom of saidplatform, a second substantially vertical part, a part connecting thetops of said substantially vertical parts, and a part connected with thebottom of said second named substantially vertical part and extending inthe direction of said substantially horizontal part.

2. The combination, with a platform, of a beam having angularly disposedparts respectively engaging the edge and bottom of said platform,angularly disposed parts respectively extending in the directions ofsaid parts first named, and a part parallel to the edge of said platformand connecting said parts together.

3. The combination, with a platform, of a beam comprising a memberengaging the edge of said platform, a flange on said member and engagingthe bottom of said platform, a member extending outwardly from the topof said first named member, a member extending downwardly from said lastnamed member, and a ange extending inwardly from the bottom of saiddownwardly extending member.

4. Thel combination, with a platform, of a beam having a part engagingan edge of said platform, 'a part connected with the lower edge of saidfirst named partand engaging the bottom of said platform, a third partturned outwardly from the upper edge of said first named partandextending above said platform, a fourth part extending downwardly. fromsaid third part, and my name this 3rd day of December, 1909, n a fthpart extending inwardlyfrom the the presence of the subscribingwitnesses. 10 bottom of said fourth part. j l 5. VA beam comprising theparts 4; and TRACY V. BUCKWALTER. 5 4a connected 'by the part 4* andhaving the n respective anges 4c' and 4d disposed in `dif- Witnesses:ferent planes, substantially as s ecied. ROBERT JAMES EARLEY,

'In witness whereof I have ereunto set Jos. G. DENNY, Jr.

